Planning for Technology Integration to Meet the Needs of Diverse LearnersBetween 2002 and 2008, the United States Department of Education committed an average of 487million dollars per year to educational technology integration to improve student achievement(Enhancing Education Through Technology (ed-tech) State Program, 2008). As a result, most teachersare being directed to incorporate technology into their lessons; for some, technology integration is evena part of the criteria for their annual observations and evaluations.
http://education.wm.edu/centers/ttac/documents/packets/planning_for_tech_integration_to_meet_the_needs_of_diverse_learners.pdf

Reasons why we should use technology in the classroom.